Dominica
Roseau · Caribbean
Dominica is a country in North America. Its capital city is Roseau, the official currency is the East Caribbean Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 73,000 people spread over 751 km², Dominica is the 186th most populous country in the world and the 174th largest by area. That works out at about 97 people per square kilometre.
Dominica has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Roseau, Portsmouth and Marigot. The highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Tonga, while its population is closest to that of Andorra.
- Capital
- Roseau
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 73,000
- Area
- 751 km²
- Currency
- East Caribbean Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Morne Diablotins
1,447 m - Land borders
- 0
Dominica: things worth knowing
- Dominica is known as the Nature Island for its rainforest and volcanic terrain.
- Boiling Lake is the second largest hot lake in the world, kept simmering by volcanic activity.
- It has the last remaining pre-Columbian Kalinago community in the eastern Caribbean.
Dominica in context
North America has 23 sovereign countries in total. Dominica ranks 22nd among them by population.
See the full list of North America countries, or browse all 195 countries.